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BlackRock Nearing Deal on UBS Mortgage Assets: Report
May 05, 2008Private equity titan BlackRock Inc. [stock BLK][/stock] is in early-stage negotiations with UBS AG [stock UBS][/stock], Switzerland’s largest bank, to take over and manage its remaining U.S. mortgage assets, Bloomberg News reported Monday. UBS has been sent reeling by more than $38 billion in subprime and mortgage-related write-downs in the past 12 months, and is expected to post another hefty loss in first quarter earnings scheduled for release Tuesday morning. Via Bloomberg’s coverage:
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Apr 16, 2008 -
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Apr 16, 2008 -
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Apr 11, 2008 -
No Bottom Here: Pending Home Resales Hit Lowest Levels on Record
Apr 08, 2008 -
Pace of New Home Sales Reaches 13 Year Low
Mar 26, 2008 -
Existing Home Sales Rose Unexpectedly in February
Mar 24, 2008